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TALKING ABOUT
YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD

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1 Warm up
In pairs, discuss the questions below. First, guess what should be in the gaps by looking at the pictures.

picture 1 picture 2 picture 3 picture 4

picture 5 picture 6 picture 7 picture 8

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a. Do you live in a or an ?
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b. Do you live in a or a ?
5
c. Do you live in the ?
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d. Do you live near the or the ?
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e. Do you like your ?

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2 Vocabulary: in the neighborhood

What can you find in a neighborhood? Read the descriptions below and write each place. The first
letter has been given.

Where can you...

1. ...buy food? g

2. ...stay if you are traveling? h

3. ...study? u

4. ...eat a meal? r

5. ...buy a cup of coffee? c

6. ...get money? b

7. ...get medical treatment? h

8. ...buy fresh bread? b

9. ...borrow books? l

10. ...play, relax or do exercise? p

3 Pronunciation: word stress

Put the words into the correct column.

grocery (store)/ hotel / university / restaurant / cafe / bank / hospital / bakery / library / park

a) ✷ b) ✷ c) ✷ d) ✷

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4 Adjectives to describe a neighborhood

Look at the adjectives (a-h) and choose the opposite word from the two options.

a. big: small / safe

b. clean: new / dirty

c. safe: boring / dangerous

d. quiet: dirty / noisy

e. old: new / big

f. cheap: safe / expensive

g. busy: quiet / new

h. exciting: dirty / boring

5 Focus on vocabulary
Match a word to the correct definition.

1. amenity a. something that helps to provide convenience

2. few b. activities that entertain people

3. neighbor c. a small number of something

4. roommate d. a person who shares an apartment with another person

5. entertainment e. someone who lives very close to you

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6 Listening comprehension

Listen to two people being interviewed about where they live and fill in the gaps.

Speaker 1: Where do you live?

1
Speaker 2: I live in Bandon, it’s a small by the sea.

Speaker 1: Do you live in an apartment or a house?

2
Speaker 2: In a .
3
Speaker 1: Who do you live ?

Speaker 2: I live with my parents and younger sister.

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Speaker 1: What is your neighborhood ?
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Speaker 2: It is , everyone knows each other. It’s very
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and clean. It can be boring at times because there
isn’t much to do.
Speaker 1: What amenities are there?
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Speaker 2: There are some and there’s a restaurant, but it’s
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not open often. And there’s a . Unfortunately,
there isn’t a movie theater or any other entertainment.
Speaker 1: Where do you live?
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Speaker 3: I live in a city. I live in Chicago.

Speaker 1: Do you live in an apartment or a house?

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Speaker 3: I live in an , on the tenth floor.

Speaker 1: Who do you live with?

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Speaker 3: I live my roommate.

Speaker 1: What is your neighborhood like?

Speaker 3: I don’t know many people, but my neighbors are friendly. It is

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and because there are
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a lot of cars and buses. There are many blocks of
but there aren’t any houses.
Speaker 1: What amenities are there?
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Speaker 3: There are a few restaurants and and there’s a
library. It’s my favorite place. I go three or four times a week.

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7 Language focus: there is/there are

Look at the tables below and fill in the gaps.

NOTE: When we talk about what exists in a

neighborhood, we can use there is and there are.

1
positive (+) There a cafe.

2
sentences There two restaurants.

1
negative (-) There a park

2
sentences There any banks.

1
questions (?) Is a university? Yes, there
2

No, there
3

4
Are any hotels? Yes, there
5

No, there
6

NOTE: In spoken English, we use contractions.

There is → there’s.

There is not → there isn’t.

There are not → there aren’t

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8 Language practice

Part A: Using the prompts, create positive or negative sentences and questions.

1. Bank (question ?)

2. Restaurants (negative -)

3. University (positive +)

4. Grocery stores (question ?)

5. Hotels (positive +)

6. Bakery (negative -)

7. Library (positive +)

8. Park (question ?)

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Part B: Ask your partner what is in their neighborhood.

Student A:

Student B:

Part C: Interview your partner about their neighborhood.

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9 Extended activity/homework

Describe your word but don’t say it.

Student A

bank restaurants neighborhood

park university amenities

Student B

bakery library entertainment

hotels neighbor grocery store

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